Browse Artefacts (67 total)

The bust depicting Sir Andrew Douglas MacLagan can be found outside the Sibbald Library. There are detailed records detailing how the College came into possession of this bust in 1914. In a letter to the RCPE Dr Robert Craig MacLagan wrote that:

I…

This plaster bust presents a formal portrayal of Alexander Monro primus. He is depicted wearing a wig, in contemporary dress (in contrast to the classical garments of some of the other busts in the collection) and it is possible that his outer…

This plaster bust provides a naturalistic depiction of Monro in contemporary dress, possibly wearing his academic robe.

There is a strong possibility that this plaster bust is a copy of the marble bust of Monro secundus, held in the collection of…

This marble bust is the work of the American sculptor, Hiram Powers, who moved to Florence with his family in 1837, in order to improve his work in marble. Soon after moving to Florence Powers’ first child, James Gibson Powers, died at the age of…

It is not known who sculpted this neoclassical-style plaster bust. However, the College Minutes of 3 May 1868 record that a letter had been received from Mrs Sandeman of Glasgow, one of Poole’s daughters stating that:

Some years ago there was a…

This bronze bust was made by Elsie McPhie circa 1980. The piece is sculpted from bronze and is mounted on a marble base. Richmond is depicted from the neck up, in contrast to the majority of busts in the collection which usually contain a section of…

This classicised marble bust of an unnamed lady represents one of the most beautiful and detailed pieces in the College’s collection. The bust displays the sculptor John Hutchison’s particular attention to detail, for instance in his depiction of…

It is not known who created this plaster bust of Rutherford. The artist depicts Rutherford in contemporary dress and he appears to be wearing his academic robe.

Daniel Rutherford (1749 - 1819)

Having studied under William Cullen and Joseph…

This bust is the work of Mark McCue and was presented to the college by the Al Hammadi Hospital, Riyadh, on 10 January 1997. This bust can be seen at the centre of the College’s Sir Robert Sibbald Physic Garden.

This work represents one of the…

This marble bust was made by William Brodie (1815 -1881) and purchased by the College in 1871. As can be seen in this bust, Brodie worked in the liberally classicising tradition established by Sir Francis Chantrey. However, whilst this work is…